Homogeneous Assay for Target Engagement Utilizing Bioluminescent Thermal Shift.
ACS Med Chem Lett
; 9(6): 546-551, 2018 Jun 14.
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ABSTRACT
Protein thermal shift assays (TSAs) provide a means for characterizing target engagement through ligand-induced thermal stabilization. Although these assays are widely utilized for screening libraries and validating hits in drug discovery programs, they can impose encumbering operational requirements, such as the availability of purified proteins or selective antibodies. Appending the target protein with a small luciferase (NanoLuc) allows coupling of thermal denaturation with luminescent output, providing a rapid and sensitive means for assessing target engagement in compositionally complex environments such as permeabilized cells. The intrinsic thermal stability of NanoLuc is greater than mammalian proteins, and our results indicate that the appended luciferase does not alter thermal denaturation of the target protein. We have successfully applied the NanoLuc luciferase thermal shift assay (NaLTSA) to several clinically relevant protein families, including kinases, bromodomains, and histone deacetylases. We have also demonstrated the suitability of this assay method for library screening and compound profiling.
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